5:54 PM,
Oct. 18, 2013

Warming up and stretching are the most important things you can do when you work out.

Written by

Angie Ferguson
Special to The News-Star

Flexibility training, or stretching, is the most forgotten and overlooked component of fitness training, but it's really at the core of everyone's fitness.

A few focused minutes spent stretching at the end of your training sessions will reap a host of benefits.

To truly benefit from your flexibility training, it is important that you stretch at the right time. There is only one time to stretch properly and that is when your muscles are completely warmed up. ...